Who We Are in Christ A to Z

Created by John Hopler, Great Commission Churches

We are…

Alive in Christ
Ephesians 2:4-5 “But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.”

Blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places

Ephesians 1:3 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”

Complete in Christ

Colossians 2:9-10 “For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over power and authority.”

Dead to Sin
Romans 6:11 "In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus."

Elected by God

Romans 8:33 "Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen?  It is God who justifies."

Forgiven of all transgressions

Colossians 2:13 “When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive in Christ. He forgave us all our sins.”

Glorified in Christ

Romans 8:30 “And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.”

Holy partakers of a heavenly calling

Hebrews 3:1 “Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest who we confess.”

In Christ

John 14:20 “On that day you will realize I am in my Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.”

Justified in Christ

Romans 5:1 “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ…”

Kingdom of God citizens

Colossians 1:13 “For he rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves…”

Light in the Lord

Ephesians 5:8 “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.”

Members of the Body of Christ

1 Corinthians 12:27 “Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.”

New Creations in Christ

2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”

Owners of all things

1 Corinthians 3:21-23 “So then, no more boasting about men! All things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, and you are of Christ, and Christ is God.”

Predestined

Romans 8:29 “For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.”

Qualified to share in Christ’s inheritance

Colossians 1:10-12 “And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.”

Raised up with Christ

Ephesians 2:6 “And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus…”

Sealed by the Spirit

Ephesians 4:30 “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.”

the Temple of Holy Spirit

1 Corinthians 3:16 “Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?”

United with the Lord in His death and resurrection

Romans 6:5 “If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.”

Victorious in Christ

1 Corinthians 15:57 “But thanks be to God! He gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Workmanship of God

Ephesians 2:10 “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

Xenos (strangers) and pilgrims on this earth

Hebrews 11:13 “All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth.”

Yoked to Christ

Matthew 11:29 “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

No Zenith-it will take eternity to understand all the riches we have in Christ

Ephesians 2:6-7 “And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.”